Analysis of The Doppleganger

Charlene Delfin 1990 (Mandaluyong City)



Oh, you look so much like him!

… Except that you are yellow.

Does being someone you seem

Make you just as wild, mellow,

And super smart to the brim?

Tell secrets with your tone low.

I will tell on you quickly!

No, I’m just kidding. Relax

But still, you should just study.

Work as quickly as a fox.

Your mind is dwelling on things

That will not help you to last.


Scheme A B X B A B C X C X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 0111110 110111 1111110 0101101 1101111 1111110 1111001 1111110 1110101 1111011 1111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 438
Words 82
Sentences 10
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 23
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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Submitted by charlenedelfin on April 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Charlene Delfin

Charlene Delfin is a Filipina poet and author who is a frequent participant of the annual Global Poetry Writing Month (GloPoWriMo). more…

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